Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet_explorer

CVE-2015-6055

The Microsoft (1) VBScript 5.7 and 5.8 and (2) JScript 5.7 and 5.8 engines, as used in Internet Explorer 8 through 11 and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.444 (97.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • MS15-108 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
  • secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • 1033800 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • MS15-106 (x_refsource_MS, vendor-advisory)
  • 77010 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6055?
CVE-2015-6055 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet_explorer, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-10-14.
Is CVE-2015-6055 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.